oil: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with O · ends with L
Meaning of oil
noun
- countable, uncountable
Liquid fat.
- countable, uncountable
Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
- countable, uncountable
Petroleum.
Example: Oil is found in countries such as Saudi Arabia and is transported all over the world.
- countable
An oil painting.
Listed forms: oils, oyl.
Source: Wiktionary — oil.
verb
- transitive
To lubricate with oil.
- transitive
To grease with oil for cooking.
- transitive
To fuel with oil.
- idiomatic, intransitive
To say in an unctuous manner.
Listed forms: oils, oiling, oiled, oyl.
Source: Wiktionary — oil.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for oil.
noun
oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
- oil color
- oil colour
noun
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
noun
any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
- vegetable oil
verb
administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is oil in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of oil
O(1) + I(1) + L(1) = 3 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of oil
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from oil
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in oil. Showing up to 24, longest first.